| Periodical Title | APA Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy |
| Author(s) | Henry S. Richardson |
| Editor(s) | Christina M. Bellon |
| Abstract | This article examines the triply anonymous review process at the journal Ethics, detailing a four-tiered system designed to minimize bias while managing high submission volumes. Richardson describes how manuscripts undergo initial screening by the editor, secondary screening by associate editors, external peer review by two anonymous reviewers, and finally a vote by the editorial board—all while maintaining author anonymity through most stages. The process achieves triple anonymity by withholding author identities from editors during initial decisions, though handling editors learn identities after deciding to send manuscripts for review. A final voting stage restores partial anonymity, with most voting editors unaware of authorship. Recent data shows women represent 21% of submissions and 18% of reviewers, with 16% of published authors being women. Richardson acknowledges the need to reconsider symposium practices, where women’s representation drops significantly, and commits to maintaining transparent, rigorous review standards. This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work and reviewed by the author. |
| Pages | 17-20 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Keywords | anonymous review, peer review process, Ethics journal, editorial practices, gender equity, philosophy publishing, manuscript evaluation, desk rejection, reviewer selection, publication transparency This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work and reviewed by the author. |
| Date Published | Fall 2010 |
| ISBN/ISSN | 2155-9708 |
| URL | https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.apaonline.org/resource/collection/D03EBDAB-82D7-4B28-B897-C050FDC1ACB4/v10n1Feminism.pdf |
| Open Access? | Yes |
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